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vine climbing plant or trailing plant. The grape is often called "the vine." See also liana .

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vine in Christian iconography, the vine sometimes stands for Jesus Christ, in allusion to John 15:1 and 15:5. A vine is also the emblem of St Vincent of Saragossa.

The word is recorded from Middle English and comes via Old French from Latin vinea ‘vineyard, vine’ from vinum ‘wine’.

See also fruit of the vine.

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